Sandra says another scorcher is on tap around South Florida on Monday.

Sandra says another scorcher is on tap around South Florida on Monday.

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Updated: 7:21 AM EDT Apr 28, 2014

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WEBVTT NOW YOUR FIRST ALERT FOURTHCERTIFIED BY WEATHER RATE ASOURARY'S MOST ACCURATE.WELCOME BACK IN THE CENTERWITH SAN DRAFT.SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY AFTER A RAPID FIRE TORNADOSWEEPING THROUGH THE MIDWEST.16 ARE DEAD IN ARKANSAS, ONEDEAD IN OKLAHOMA.ALSO TORNADOES IN NEBRASKA, IOWAAND MISSOURI.ANOTHER STORM STRUCK JOPLIN,MISSOURI.THAT'S THE SAME PLACE WHEREMASSIVE TORNADO IN 2011 KILLED161 PEOPLE.SO IT CONTINUES THIS MORNING,THE THREAT.12 TORNADOES IN THE SPAN OF24 HOURS.IT'S GOING TO BE A THREE-DAYEVENT, WHICH IS THE SEVEREWEATHER CONTINUING THROUGH THEMID-PORTION OF THE COUNTRY.TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE LINE OFFIRE IS RIGHT NOW ON AFIRST-ALERT RADAR.YOU CAN SEE A TORNADO WATCHHIGHLIGHTED BY THE ORANGEEXTENDING ALL THE WAY FROM TEXASIN TO TENNESSEE WITH SOME SEVERETHUNDERSTORMS HIGHLIGHTED BY THEYELLOW THERE AND EMBED IN THIS.WE'VE HAD SOME TORNADO WARNINGSTHROUGHOUT THE MORNING, AS WELL.SO FAR NO LIVE REPORTS ON THEGROUND OF WHAT'S HAPPENED THISMORNING, BUT THE THREAT IS GOINGTO CONTINUE ALL DAY LONG TODAY.SOMETIMES IT JUST IS IN THEOVERNIGHT HOURS.THIS VERY, VERY WARM, HUMID AIRMASS CONTINUES TO COLLIDE WITHSOME VERY STRONG UPPER WINDS.A TORNADO THREAT TODAY IMMENSE.THE HEAVIEST AND MOST DANGEROUSPLACES TO BE WOULD BE INNORTHERN ALABAMA AND NORTHERNMISSISSIPPI.THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED BY THE BRIGHTRED HERE, BUT THE THREAT EXTENDSALL THE WAY THROUGH ST. LOUIS TOATLANTA DOWN INTO THE GULFCOAST.OSO ALL THE WAY TO THE GULFCOAST TO THE MIDWEST, BOTTOMLINE.HERE WE'RE ACTUALLY PROTECTEDAND THINGS LOOK GREAT.TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SKY CAMERAS.NO PROBLEMS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.SUN IS MAKING TS WAY UP.IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THEPASTELS OF THE MONET PAINTING INDELRAY BEACH THIS MORNING.ALL IS WELL.TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70sIN SOUTH COUNTY.UPPER 60s ON THE TREASURECOAST.AT LEAST TO OUR NORTH MAIN THESEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP ANDTHERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER THEORLANDO AREA, BUT NOTHING FOR USTODAY.THINGS ARE GOING TO BE HOT ANDDRY.FORECAST HIGH IN THE UPPER80s.YESTERDAY WE HIT 89 OUT AT PALMBEACH INTERNATIONAL.THAT'S WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF83.MORE OF THE SAME TODAY WITHTHOSE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.TONIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE MID TO LOW70s AT BEST, SO NOT A LOT OFCOOL DOWN WHATSOEVER.IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE BALMY OUTTHERE.HIGH PRESSURE IS PROTECTING USFROM THAT MASSIVE STORM SYSTEMWHICH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVEEASTWARD ACROSS THE U.S.AND THINGS LOOK GOOD FOR AREABOATERS, A LIGHT INTERCOASTALCHOP, THE SUN IS NOW UP AND THESUN SETS THIS EVENING AT 7:50.YOUR HEADLINES FOR NEXT SEVENDAY, TAKE SNEAK PEEK.A HOT AND SUNNY WEEK AHEAD.MORE TROPICAL HUMIDITY BYNEXT... THE MIDDLE PART OF THEWEEK THANKS TO MORE OF A SOUTHFLOW DIRECTLY FROM THECARIBBEAN.SO THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT GETTHROUGH HERE UNTIL OVER THEWEEKEND.IT'S WEAK FRONT THAT.WE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MOREREFRESHED AS WE HEAD THROUGH THESECOND HALF OF YOUR WEEKEND.IT'S A SUNFEST WEEK.SO BY WEDNESDAY IT'S GOING TO BEHOSPITAL.THURSDAY HOT, FRIDAY HOT.TAKE A LOOK AT THESE OVERNIGHTLOWS.IN THE 70s.DRESS APPROPRIATELY.SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWERTHURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BUTIT'S NOT TOO BAD.I THINK BEST SHOT OF RAIN FORSUNFEST WILL BE ON SATURDAY,

Monday brings continued hot weather

Sandra says another scorcher is on tap around South Florida on Monday.